G-13160-A2-GB21-80 March 1999Front Panel EmulationGOverviewThe DSU/CSU offers functionality through Front Panel Emulation software that issimilar to that provided by the DSU/CSU front panel. The DSU/CSU can either belocally or remotely attached to a 386 or higher PC that has at least 4 MB of RAM.A copy of the DSU/CSU front panel appears on the PC. The functionality of thefront panel is available by clicking on the Function keys with the mouse ratherthan by pressing keys from the actual front panel.For carrier-mounted DSU/CSUs, a single PC is used to access all of the slots inthe carrier. The PC is connected locally to a single slot containing either a 3151CSU or 3161 DSU/CSU that has been configured to enable a shared COM porton the Auxiliary Backplane. The attached PC can access any 3151/3161 deviceattached to the Auxiliary Backplane. For more information about using the COMport on the carrier, refer to theACCULINK 3151 CSU and 3161 DSU/CSUGeneral Information Guide.Installing Front Panel Emulation SoftwareThe Front Panel Emulation software is supplied on a 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB,double-sided, high-density, write-protected diskette, with 15 sectors per track,80 tracks per side, and 96 tracks per inch.This software must be installed on a 386 or higher PC with Microsoft WindowsRelease 3.1 or higher, MS-DOS 3.3 or higher, and at least 4 MB of RAM. A VGAcolor monitor with VGA adapter (or higher resolution) is required. A mouse is alsorequired. The following procedures must be performed in the Windowsenvironment.
